As a teacher, scholar, lawyer, and consultant, Lawrence P. King (1929-2001) played an important role in the reform of bankruptcy
law from the 1960s to his death in 2001. King taught commercial and bankruptcy law at New York University Law School. He served
on a number of congressional commissions formed to analyze and reform bankruptcy law, including the Advisory Committee on
Bankruptcy Rules of the Judicial Conference of the United States. He gave speeches and participated in panels regarding bankruptcy
legislation for a number of seminars and educational programs. He was an active member of the National Bankruptcy Conference,
an organization of lawyers, judges, and professors dedicated to bankruptcy reform. He had leadership roles in National Bankruptcy
Conference committees, including the Committee on Legislation, where he was Chairman. He is well known as Editor of Collier
on Bankruptcy, a reference series that became the leading treatise on bankruptcy law during King's 40-year tenure. The collection,1952-2001,
includes personal and professional correspondence; reports, correspondence, and memoranda relating to King's participation
in the Advisory Committee on Bankruptcy Rules; congressional hearings and testimony by King and his colleagues; meeting minutes,
correspondence, and committee materials from the National Bankruptcy Conference, of which King was an active member; papers
relating to the New York University Advanced Workshop on Bankruptcy and Business Reorganization, which King created and taught;
seminar materials from the Federal Judicial Center, the National Conference of Bankruptcy Judges, the Association of American
Law Schools, and other organizations; articles written by King; teaching materials; subject files on a range of topics, including
personal bankruptcy, bankruptcy reform, the Bankruptcy Code, consumer legislation, and the Marathon Pipeline bankruptcy court
case; and other papers used by King in the course of his scholarship.

title

Lawrence P. King Papers

creator

King, Lawrence P., 1929-2001

id

PU-L.NBA.001

repository

University of Pennsylvania Biddle Law Library

extent

35 linear feet (about 9000 items)

inclusive date

1952-2001

bulk date

1966-2001

abstract/scope/contents

As a teacher, scholar, lawyer, and consultant, Lawrence P. King (1929-2001) played an important role in the reform of bankruptcy
law from the 1960s to his death in 2001. King taught commercial and bankruptcy law at New York University Law School. He served
on a number of congressional commissions formed to analyze and reform bankruptcy law, including the Advisory Committee on
Bankruptcy Rules of the Judicial Conference of the United States. He gave speeches and participated in panels regarding bankruptcy
legislation for a number of seminars and educational programs. He was an active member of the National Bankruptcy Conference,
an organization of lawyers, judges, and professors dedicated to bankruptcy reform. He had leadership roles in National Bankruptcy
Conference committees, including the Committee on Legislation, where he was Chairman. He is well known as Editor of Collier
on Bankruptcy, a reference series that became the leading treatise on bankruptcy law during King's 40-year tenure. The collection,1952-2001,
includes personal and professional correspondence; reports, correspondence, and memoranda relating to King's participation
in the Advisory Committee on Bankruptcy Rules; congressional hearings and testimony by King and his colleagues; meeting minutes,
correspondence, and committee materials from the National Bankruptcy Conference, of which King was an active member; papers
relating to the New York University Advanced Workshop on Bankruptcy and Business Reorganization, which King created and taught;
seminar materials from the Federal Judicial Center, the National Conference of Bankruptcy Judges, the Association of American
Law Schools, and other organizations; articles written by King; teaching materials; subject files on a range of topics, including
personal bankruptcy, bankruptcy reform, the Bankruptcy Code, consumer legislation, and the Marathon Pipeline bankruptcy court
case; and other papers used by King in the course of his scholarship.

Murray Drabkin (1928-) was a commercial bankruptcy lawyer at Hopkins and Sutter in Washington, D.C. until 2001. He was a member
of the National Bankruptcy Conference and co-authored the "Judges' bill," which, together with the "Commission bill," drafted
by a federal commission to study bankruptcy laws, was the basis for the Bankruptcy Reform Act of 1978. The collection, 1932-1999,
includes materials relating to bankruptcy reform and the jurisdiction of bankruptcy judges in the 1970s and 1980s; records
and papers of the National Bankruptcy Conference, where Drabkin was an active member; material relating to two important legislative
projects formed by the National Bankruptcy Conference, the Code Review Project and the Insurance Insolvency Project; correspondence
related to the activities of bankruptcy committees in New York and Washington, D.C.; and published manuals, reports, and reference
books.

title

Murray Drabkin Papers

creator

Drabkin, Murray, 1928-, Creator

id

PU-L.NBA.003

repository

University of Pennsylvania Biddle Law Library

extent

10 linear feet

inclusive date

1957-1999

bulk date

abstract/scope/contents

Murray Drabkin (1928-) was a commercial bankruptcy lawyer at Hopkins and Sutter in Washington, D.C. until 2001. He was a member
of the National Bankruptcy Conference and co-authored the "Judges' bill," which, together with the "Commission bill," drafted
by a federal commission to study bankruptcy laws, was the basis for the Bankruptcy Reform Act of 1978. The collection, 1932-1999,
includes materials relating to bankruptcy reform and the jurisdiction of bankruptcy judges in the 1970s and 1980s; records
and papers of the National Bankruptcy Conference, where Drabkin was an active member; material relating to two important legislative
projects formed by the National Bankruptcy Conference, the Code Review Project and the Insurance Insolvency Project; correspondence
related to the activities of bankruptcy committees in New York and Washington, D.C.; and published manuals, reports, and reference
books.

date_facet

1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s

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language_facet

English

name_facet

Drabkin, Murray, 1928- American College of Bankruptcy National Bankruptcy Conference (U.S.) National Conference of Bankruptcy
Judges (U.S.)